Want to be Featured on Reuters?
There is an untapped opportunity for bloggers & publishers to get your high quality content syndicated on many media website. All you need is a properly formatted XML feed. If you run a blog using Wordpress, you already have this feed in ready format. This is how ADS-Links.com articles have been syndicated on Reuters.com and Hoovers.com.
Eight months ago, I helped a client get setup with this free syndication service and now their articles are consistently being picked up and are reaching new users on major media websites. Here is a screen shot of total views by publisher from the past 7 days for my client who has been enjoying regular syndication. FOXNews alone has served almost 400,000 impressions of their latest article!
Publicity at No Cost – Get into BlogBurst
So how does one get content syndicated on top notch media websites? Simply apply to be accepted into a network called BlogBurst, a syndication service owned by Pluck that places blogs on top-tier online destinations.
BlogBurst mentions on their website that they have currently accepted 2,800 blogs into their syndication network. Once accepted, you will be able to see:
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- – which media website has syndicated your feed
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- – how many times your article’s headline was served
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- – how many pageviews your article received
- – how many clicks were directed to your website or blog
The Best Kept Secret in the Blogosphere Revealed
So there you have it. The best kept secret in the Blogosphere has been revealed! And for those of you who have already discovered BlogBurst and are regularly appearing on major media websites, welcome to the club. How satisfied are you with the syndication?
Thanks for sharing the tip Ian!
You are welcome Linda. Great to see you here.
Hey Ian, just stumbled across your blog. Interesting article there, something I’ll need to try out with my blog. Good site, keep up the great work!
Thank a lot for sharing this
Thanks Ian.. This is also a great way to get your content spidered more frequently by search engines.
Wow, i’ve never heard of Blogburst but it sure does sound worthwhile. I know of another method which invovles getting Sphere.com to pick up your blog burst. Once it does, you can get traffic from the bigger news sites such as CNN.
Before I forget, here’s a post that explains the Sphere.com method:
http://essentialkeystrokes.com/did-you-know-you-can-get-traffic-from-cnn/
I haven’t heard of Blogburst before. Thanks for the info.
I found you through BumpZee…thanx for the tip…I’ve been looking for something a bit better than BlogRush and a few others I’ve tried.
Interesting tip, blogosphere keeps great amount of knowledge and it is very reasonable for media websites utilizing it.
Thanks for sharing this info, most appreicated
Ian…great information and I can’t wait to start implementing it – Kris
Hi Ian,
Thanks a lot for sharing this. I can’t tell you how refreshing it is to see a someone actually sharing quality information like this without first making you opt in to their list and over hyping it all.
This looks great, I’m excited to get started, thanks again.
Wow, i’ve never heard of Blogburst but it sure does sound worthwhile. I know of another method which invovles getting Sphere.com to pick up your blog burst. Once it does, you can get traffic from the bigger news sites such as CNN.
-Jeff